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A couple of years ago I went off sweets and went on a keto diet where I lost 40 lbs. Now I eat a normal diet but minus the sweets and I try to eat whole foods as much as possible and that includes wheat. In fact, my favorite food group is bread! But what I have noticed is that when I eat bread and pasta, it's really easy to binge on these so I have to go easy. That goes for the whole grain items, which is the only thing I would eat anyway. Also, I make bread but that's dangerous b/c I could inhale a whole loaf of fresh hot bread lol (with butter).
A couple of years ago I went off sweets and went on a keto diet where I lost 40 lbs. Now I eat a normal diet but minus the sweets and I try to eat whole foods as much as possible and that includes wheat. In fact, my favorite food group is bread! But what I have noticed is that when I eat bread and pasta, it's really easy to binge on these so I have to go easy. That goes for the whole grain items, which is the only thing I would eat anyway. Also, I make bread but that's dangerous b/c I could inhale a whole loaf of fresh hot bread lol (with butter).
I could eat nothing but bread & pasta for the rest of my life & be happy. Veggies? Meh... Meat? Meh... Dairy? Ok; I like my cheese but I prefer the goats milk cheeses like Feta.
I'm convinced that carbs are not as evil as they are made out to be...increase your activity & burn them off.
"There’s no clinical evidence that differences between today’s wheat and older varieties have adverse effects on our health."
"Wheat is a staple in most parts of the world, and there’s little or no correlation between regional intakes (as a proportion of daily calories) and rates of obesity. Per capita wheat consumption in the U.S. has actually dropped since 2000, but there’s no sign that that is slowing the expansion of our waistlines. In fact, a century ago Americans ate much more wheat than we do today, and very few were obese..."
"Many studies have linked higher intakes of whole grains, including whole wheat, with a reduced risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke, as well as improvements in blood cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar control. Other studies have found that whole wheat can help people control their weight and/or lose body fat..."
Crikey I've been doing it all wrong then.. I've dropped over 40 lbs since February and one of my daily staples is Franzs' 9 grain bread!
Total Carbohydrate 21g 9%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 4g 9%
Added Sugars 4g 17%
Protein 5g 10%
I toast it, smear a tablespoon of peanut butter on it, add 1/8 cup fresh granola and top with 1/2 sliced banana. Glass of 2% milk and I've had breakfast!
"There’s no clinical evidence that differences between today’s wheat and older varieties have adverse effects on our health."
"Wheat is a staple in most parts of the world, and there’s little or no correlation between regional intakes (as a proportion of daily calories) and rates of obesity. Per capita wheat consumption in the U.S. has actually dropped since 2000, but there’s no sign that that is slowing the expansion of our waistlines. In fact, a century ago Americans ate much more wheat than we do today, and very few were obese..."
"Many studies have linked higher intakes of whole grains, including whole wheat, with a reduced risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke, as well as improvements in blood cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar control. Other studies have found that whole wheat can help people control their weight and/or lose body fat..."
I love how all the "counterpoints" have no actually basis for any factual studies that prove what these UC Berkeley people are saying. As usual, I would glean that money factors into opinions and how much corporate money is supporting the university via big agriculture.
HOWEVER, most people benefit from not consuming wheat as there are many other food options to choose from that are better quality with fewer negative health implications. Some of these posters that claim "success" in losing weight by adding wheat are an exception to the rule overall.
As mentioned previously, you can't completely explain away the extreme obesity epidemic and just point to processed foods alone- even though modern wheat certainly is found in many processed foods that are consumed.
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